At the end of civilization, it would be nice if one of these was still working.

"That town," the farmer said, "is Fairfax. It has a lumber mill, one of the best in the world. A couple of pottery works. A place where you can get clothes put together by machines. Regular mecho-clothing. A gun shop where they pour the best shot this side of the Rockies. And a bakery. Also, there's an old doctor living there, and a lawyer. And some people with books to teach the kids. They came with t.b. They made a schoolhouse out of an old barn."